On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:13 AM, LinuxIsOne <linuxis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Well, I am basically a Windows convert, but very frankly saying that: I am > new to the world of Linux. So I should use FreeBSD or something easier > distribution in the Linux...? Or it is perfectly okay for a newbie to go > with FreeBSD?
There are no easy answers to this. I started as a newbie on FreeBSD and have been using it at home and at work for over a decade and a half, but I was already a computer professional with fairly broad experience with a number of operating systems from before Windows even was a glimmer in Bill's eye. So I am not really a "typical" user. Neither are you. Over the years FreeBSD has become a server platform. That does not preclude using it as a desktop, but it means drivers for new hardware are slower to become available and support for less popular things may never show up. I would not recommend FreeBSD for laptops unless you are very willing to spend a lot of time getting things to work right. I also would not recommend it for anyone lacking a reasonably broad computer background. I mean that those who have only used Windows or MacOS and really have no other computer expertise. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: kob6...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
